2013-10-15

Early Word From the 2013 IES Progress Report

The Illuminating Engineering Society has not yet published the full list of "significant advancements in lighting art and science," but some brands are spotlighting their inclusion in the annual report.

Each year at its Annual Conference in the fall, the IES reveals the products chosen by its committee to represent milestones in the development of lighting in the year preceding. The monthly magazine of the Society, LD+A (Lighting Design & Application), highlights trends from the Progress Report in November and December, and then in January of the following calendar year LD+A publishes the full list.

Last year the Progress Report called out 130 products and services -- see the list beginning on page 47 of the January 2013 edition of LD+A.

The 2013 Annual Conference will be held on October 26 to 29 in Huntington Beach, Calif., and the presentation of the goods and services accepted for the 2013 IES Progress Report will occur at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, October 28.

Bragging rights
Early this week we began seeing press releases from companies whose products were chosen by the IES Committee; presumably the winners had been notified last week. We outline three of those announcements below.

Philips Lighting Solutions boasted the inclusion of 14 products and technologies in the Progress Report; the company listed 12 of them in its press release. (The Lumileds subsidiary of Philips sponsors this site.)

• 54 Watt Xitanium LED Driver -- programmable driver for outdoor and high-bay applications
• BoldPlay -- LED luminaire
• Calculite Evolution 3" LED -- downlight from Philips Lightolier
• Captivation Load Controller -- circuit phase dimming control
• DimTone BR30 Dimmable LED Lamp -- 2700K to 2200K when dimmed to 10 percent
• DuaLED with SpaceWise Technology -- recessed LED luminaire with intelligent control
• EvoKit LED Retrofit -- converts traditional 2x4 fluorescent troffer to an LED system in 5 minutes
• LED T8 System with Optifuse Technology -- 104 lm/W at the system level
• LightFlood LED -- retail/residential track lighting with 0-90° vertical adjustment
• Mark 10 Dimmable Ballasts -- provide dimmability for 24 and 39 Watt T5HO lamps
• MasterColor CDM Evolution T4 and T6 Lamps -- CRI of 90+ at 110 lm/W
• Philips hue -- connected lighting system

Acuity Brands listed 14 products from their various subsidiaries that made the list, including two OLED luminaires and two software packages for planning and simulation.

• Incito LED downlight, 6 inch (Gotham)
• Lumen Being OLED luminaire
• Modelo OLED luminaire
• Mongoose LED luminaire (Holophane)
• MS Series LED low bay and retrofit kit (Lithonia Lighting)
• P Series LED module, 6 inch (Lithonia Lighting)
• PAR38 LED lamp, 2000 lm (Acculamp)
• Petrolux LED luminaire (Holophane)
• Phuzion LED high bay (Holophane)
• Proteon SL LED luminaire (Lithonia Lighting)
• SOLOdrive LED driver, 30 W (eldoLED)
• Tunnelpass LED luminaire (Holophane)
• Visual Economic Tool
• Visual Roadway Tool

Lighting Science announced that one of their products was listed, the Advantage BR20 LED lamp.

At this rate we may hear from all the winners before the IES conference gets under way. I'll collect any more I see for next Monday's Roundup.

— Keith Dawson , Editor-in-Chief, All LED Lighting